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1/ Why does the Russian government appear to be so clueless about the role Telegram plays in military communications? The answer, one warblogger suggests, is that the military leadership doesn't want to admit its failure to provide its own reliable communications solutions. ⬇️ 
2/ Recent claims by high-ranking officials that Telegram isn't relevant to military communications have prompted howls of outrage and detailed rebuttals from Russian warbloggers, but have also pointed to a deeper problem about what reliance on Telegram (and Starlink) represents.
3/ In both cases, the Russian military has failed abysmally to provide workable solutions. Telegram and Starlink were both adopted so widely because the 'official' alternatives (military messngers and the Yamal satellite constellation) are slow, unreliable and lack key features.
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Al Jazeera claims Israel used weapons that caused 2,842 Palestinians to literally “evaporate.”
Yes – evaporate.
The story is going viral.
Let’s examine the evidence. 🧵
Al Jazeera claims Israel used weapons that caused 2,842 Palestinians to literally “evaporate.”
Yes – evaporate.
The story is going viral.
Let’s examine the evidence. 🧵
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Al Jazeera lists three bombs:
• MK-84
• BLU-109
• GBU-39
They call them “thermobaric.”
They aren’t.
They’re conventional explosives.
Military analysts confirm it.
Al Jazeera lists three bombs:
• MK-84
• BLU-109
• GBU-39
They call them “thermobaric.”
They aren’t.
They’re conventional explosives.
Military analysts confirm it.
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Even thermobaric weapons don’t “vaporize” bodies.
To evaporate a human body, every drop of water in it would need to turn to gas, requiring sustained temperatures far beyond battlefield weapons.
That’s not a argument over semantics.
It’s simple physics.
Even thermobaric weapons don’t “vaporize” bodies.
To evaporate a human body, every drop of water in it would need to turn to gas, requiring sustained temperatures far beyond battlefield weapons.
That’s not a argument over semantics.
It’s simple physics.
Liberalization is good.
After developing countries (EMDEs) liberalized trade, their growth rate abruptly and sustainably climbs multiple percentage points:
After developing countries (EMDEs) liberalized trade, their growth rate abruptly and sustainably climbs multiple percentage points:
Likewise, when developing countries stabilize inflation, their growth rate jumps multiple percentage points and remains elevated thereafter:
Source: aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…
The GOP’s “SAVE Act” has a list of approved citizenship documentation for voters. It includes Real IDs that “indicate citizenship,” which is highly misleading bc most REAL IDs *don’t* indicate citizenship, per the DHS.
The list also does *not* include marriage certificates, effectively disenfranchising many of the 69M women whose last names don’t match their birth certificates (not an issue for those w/ passports or Enhanced Drivers Licenses that do match). #NoOnSAVE #ProtectOurVotes 1/
The list also does *not* include marriage certificates, effectively disenfranchising many of the 69M women whose last names don’t match their birth certificates (not an issue for those w/ passports or Enhanced Drivers Licenses that do match). #NoOnSAVE #ProtectOurVotes 1/
Stop asking AI to just "write code."
I just found a tool that gives you a virtual computer to do the actual work for you right inside the chat.
It builds apps, summarizes files, and makes PPTs, it even gives you a game to play while it works.
Here’s why this is different:
I just found a tool that gives you a virtual computer to do the actual work for you right inside the chat.
It builds apps, summarizes files, and makes PPTs, it even gives you a game to play while it works.
Here’s why this is different:
Meet @mulerun_ai : With just a few conversations, you can create your own AI assistant. No deployment or privacy permissions are required.
It gives you a "Virtual Machine" (VM) with its own browser and file system. It doesn't just "answer", it actually opens tabs and finishes the job for you.
Check it out here: mulerun.com/chat
It gives you a "Virtual Machine" (VM) with its own browser and file system. It doesn't just "answer", it actually opens tabs and finishes the job for you.
Check it out here: mulerun.com/chat
1) Website: I asked it to create a online store.
Instead of a wall of code, a window popped up inside the chat.
I watched the AI open a code editor, write the script, and launch the site in a real browser. No copy-pasting required, it was just there and working.
Instead of a wall of code, a window popped up inside the chat.
I watched the AI open a code editor, write the script, and launch the site in a real browser. No copy-pasting required, it was just there and working.
Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "It is time to bring back the 'Boarding House'.
Those that watch old movies, perhaps will remember what a boarding house is. But to explain what it is for everyone else…..
1)
Those that watch old movies, perhaps will remember what a boarding house is. But to explain what it is for everyone else…..
1)
A Boarding House was generally a large older home or building where the owners, usually older and in need of extra income, would rent out rooms, provide utilities, communal meals at least three times a day, for minimal rent. Often residents would share chores.
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Most often a Boarding House would be sort of something between a retail deal and a family, but providing many of the comforts (friendship, caring, responsibility) one associates with family.
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Holy shit... a data scientist just exposed why ChatGPT keeps changing its answer when you ask "are you sure?"
It's called the "sycophancy problem" and it's costing people thousands in bad decisions.
No confidence. No consistency. No reliability.
Here's what's actually happening: ↓
It's called the "sycophancy problem" and it's costing people thousands in bad decisions.
No confidence. No consistency. No reliability.
Here's what's actually happening: ↓
Randy Olson ran a simple test:
Asked ChatGPT basic questions.
Then followed up with "are you sure?"
Result? The AI changed its answer 73% of the time.
Even when the original answer was CORRECT.
Asked ChatGPT basic questions.
Then followed up with "are you sure?"
Result? The AI changed its answer 73% of the time.
Even when the original answer was CORRECT.
Here's the dark part:
Your AI isn't reconsidering the evidence.
It's people-pleasing.
LLMs are trained on human feedback where people expect AIs to "reconsider" when challenged.
So it learned to doubt itself... even when it shouldn't.
Your AI isn't reconsidering the evidence.
It's people-pleasing.
LLMs are trained on human feedback where people expect AIs to "reconsider" when challenged.
So it learned to doubt itself... even when it shouldn't.
How to immediately shut down someone who's rude or disrespectful:
When someone's rude to us, we think it's our role to defend ourselves or to make them understand what they've done.
This is over-functioning. It's never our role.
This is over-functioning. It's never our role.
We say things like:
- "I don't appreciate you talking to me that way"
- "Why are you being so rude?"
- "You made me feel like x"
- "That's actually not what I did I did x"
- "I don't appreciate you talking to me that way"
- "Why are you being so rude?"
- "You made me feel like x"
- "That's actually not what I did I did x"
Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "THE NEW INDIA-USA TRADE DEAL - A BRIEF LOOK
I waited until I could read it and I am very happy to see a lot of positive elements, especially considering how in the past US-India relations were often at odds,
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I waited until I could read it and I am very happy to see a lot of positive elements, especially considering how in the past US-India relations were often at odds,
1)
partly because of Indian protectionism and party because of political considerations on both sides, both of which were essentially without much sense.
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In short, the new agreement opens the door to a lot more trade between the USA and India in addition to a lot more investment into development in India. Tarriffs are to be lowered, with the prospect of further reductions as time passes.
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660+ 🇺🇦 athletes killed.
Vladyslav Heraskevych honors them → disqualified.
Roland Fischnaller displays a Russian flag → no sanctions.
Arkady Dvorkovich poses in Soviet shirts → tolerated.
The IOC isn’t neutral. It’s selective.
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Vladyslav Heraskevych honors them → disqualified.
Roland Fischnaller displays a Russian flag → no sanctions.
Arkady Dvorkovich poses in Soviet shirts → tolerated.
The IOC isn’t neutral. It’s selective.
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2/6 @iocmedia has disqualified 🇺🇦 skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych for wearing a helmet honoring more than 660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022.
The IOC deemed the tribute "political" and a violation of Rule 50, despite his willingness to switch to a black armband compromise. Heraskevych was stripped of accreditation hours before his event, and the Ukrainian team plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The IOC deemed the tribute "political" and a violation of Rule 50, despite his willingness to switch to a black armband compromise. Heraskevych was stripped of accreditation hours before his event, and the Ukrainian team plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
@iocmedia 3/6 While Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified, Italian snowboarder Roland Fischnaller competed with a helmet displaying the Russian flag without any sanction, and FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich posed publicly in Soviet-era shirts with no IOC action.
A brave brother named Jonathan is stuck behind enemy lines, fighting the Deep State with everything he has. He’s facing serious legal battles and desperately needs funds for adequate personal counsel to secure his retainer ($25,000 for retainer alone )
I’m posting the very last of this T-shirt inventory right here for one final push to get him the support he needs.
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Every dollar goes straight to his legal defense.
Jonathan is fighting for all of us. now is the time for us to fight for him .
DM me now and let’s get this done
#leaveNoManBehind
#FightTheDeepState
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I’m posting the very last of this T-shirt inventory right here for one final push to get him the support he needs.
Any donation of $30 or more made directly to fund his account will earn you a FREE T-shirt from this limited stock.
To claim your shirt:
*****Make your donation of $30+ to givesendgo.com/GN21D?utm_sour…
***DM me with
-screenshot /proof of donation It can be anonymous donation
-indicate which shirt you want and the shipping address where you would like the shirt sent.
Every dollar goes straight to his legal defense.
Jonathan is fighting for all of us. now is the time for us to fight for him .
DM me now and let’s get this done
#leaveNoManBehind
#FightTheDeepState
#AmericaFirst
1/ This chart shows the 1-Month SKEW for $SPX — and it’s flashing a strong PUT BIAS.
Let’s break down what that means in simple terms. 🧵👇
Let’s break down what that means in simple terms. 🧵👇
2/ First: What is “skew”?
Skew measures the difference in demand between:
• Downside protection (puts)
• Upside speculation (calls)
When skew rises → traders are paying more for downside protection.
Skew measures the difference in demand between:
• Downside protection (puts)
• Upside speculation (calls)
When skew rises → traders are paying more for downside protection.
3/ Right now, skew is in the 95th percentile over the last 3 months.
That means:
• Put demand is higher than 95% of recent readings.
• Traders are aggressively hedging downside risk.
That’s elevated fear / caution in the options market.
That means:
• Put demand is higher than 95% of recent readings.
• Traders are aggressively hedging downside risk.
That’s elevated fear / caution in the options market.
